Raymond County v. Arc of Greater New Orleans, Inc.

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• holding collateral estoppel does not apply to the proceduraily unique situation in which several criminal charges against the same defendant have been allocated between two triers for concurrent adjudication in a single proceeding
• fact that jury rendered not guilty verdict on some charges first did not preclude court from rendering guilty verdict on other charge immediately thereafter, as trial proceedings were simultaneous
• inconsistency between factual determinations of separate fact finders as to different, albeit similar, charges does not render outcome illogical or unreasonable
• collateral estoppel given constitutional dimensions by double jeopardy clause

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